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Cholesterol Risk Assessment Chart

The document provides a table outlining cholesterol risk levels based on total cholesterol (TC), HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, triglycerides, and the TC/HDL ratio. It defines ideal, good, borderline, high, and extreme risk levels for each measurement based on milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL). Higher TC, LDL, and triglyceride levels and lower HDL levels indicate higher heart disease risk.

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Cholesterol Risk Assessment Chart

The document provides a table outlining cholesterol risk levels based on total cholesterol (TC), HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, triglycerides, and the TC/HDL ratio. It defines ideal, good, borderline, high, and extreme risk levels for each measurement based on milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL). Higher TC, LDL, and triglyceride levels and lower HDL levels indicate higher heart disease risk.

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Medical Self-Assessment

Cholesterol Risk Table


TC (total blood cholesterol)
Good < 200 mg/dL
Borderline 200-239 mg/dL
High ≥ 240 md/dL

HDL (high density lipoprotein = Good)


Ideal ≥ 60 mg/dL
Risk < 40 mg/dL (men)
Risk < 50 mg/dL (women)

LDL (low density lipoprotein = Bad)


Ideal < 100 mg/dL
Good 100-129 mg/dL
Borderline 130-159 mg/dL
High 160-189 mg/dL
Extreme ≥ 190 mg/dL

Triglycerides (common type of fat in body)


Ideal < 100 mg/dL
Good 100-150 mg/dL
Borderline 150-199 mg/dL
High 200-499 mg/dL
Extreme ≥ 500 mg/dL

TC/HDL Ratio*
Ideal < 3.5 to 1
Average 3.5-4.5 to 1
High ≥ 4.5 to 1
mg/dL = milligrams per deciliter
*To calculate TC/HDL Ratio, divide HDL into TC (example: 200 mg/dL TC ÷ 50 mg/dL HDL
provides a 4 to 1 ratio)

Learn more in the Medical Self-Assessment course at [Link]/MedicalAssessment


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Learn more in the Medical Self-Assessment course at [Link]/MedicalAssessment

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